The phrase "a excellent study of" is not correct in written English.
It should be "an excellent study of" because "excellent" begins with a vowel sound.
Example: "The book provides an excellent study of modern art movements."
Alternatives: "a remarkable analysis of" or "an outstanding examination of".
A.G. Morgan's debut novel, Purple Angst, is an excellent study of a topic too often ignored by, well, everyone.
The book received a favorable review in New Statesman, and William Leith wrote: "This is an excellent study of what happens when a charismatic leader comes into contact with a group of rudderless, dispirited people.
Kirkus Reviews called the book "a rightly disturbing record of malignant child neglect by people who sought a heaven, but made a hell", and William Leith of New Statesman described it as "an excellent study of what happens when a charismatic leader comes into contact with a group of rudderless, dispirited people".
Another important novel, Il marchese di Roccaverdina (1901; "The Marquis of Roccaverdina"), is an excellent study of guilt.
Two professors, Minor Myers and Charlie Korsmo, have written an excellent study of appraisal rights, "The Law and Economics of Merger Litigation: Do the Merits Matter in Shareholder Appraisal?" The authors examined 141 appraisal proceedings over six years.
Terry Maple, director of Atlanta Zoo, summed up the new mood for Vicki Croke, who has written an excellent study of zoos ("The Modern Ark", Bard, $12): "Any zoo that sits around and tells you that the strength of zoos is the Species Survival Plan is blowing smoke.
And we see how he interacts with his wife, Helen Judy Kuhnn, in an excellent study of internalized resentment); his young sons (the delightful Griffin Birney and Noah Hinsdale); and an assortment of the young men who caught his eye over the years (all persuasively played by Joel Perez).
His most influential work, the Commentaries on the Laws of England, was published between 1765 and 1769 and consisted of four books: Of the Rights of Persons dealt with family and public law; Of the Rights of Things gave a brilliant outline of real-property law; Of Private Wrongs covered civil liability, courts, and procedure; and Of Public Wrongs was an excellent study of criminal law.
Griffiths (1991) is an excellent study of the Buddhist problem of continuity.
(For an excellent study of this financial strip mining see "Profits Without Prosperity" by William Lazonick. ).
